🇨🇩 Protests against regional force in eastern DR Congo

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets for a second day in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The demonstrators accuse the UN and the East African Regional Force of failing to support the Congolese military operations against the M23 rebel group.

At least two people died on Monday following violent clashes between protesters and Congolese security forces.

Protesters have taken to the streets in several neighborhoods of Goma, in North Kivu province, bringing the city to a standstill.

On Monday, security forces fired tear gas to disperse crowds who pelted stones and threw petrol bombs at the UN headquarters in Goma. Reports said a church in one of the neighborhoods was demolished during the clashes.

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